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Senate recorded vote (33rd Congress) · February 17, 1855
S. 273

Recorded vote

TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL, S. 273, CONSTRUCTING A RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, IN ORDER TO TAKE UP THE BILL S. 94, EXTENDING A CREDIT OF THREE YEARS TO RAILWAY COMPANIES ON PAYMENT OF DUTIES ON R…

Bill actionTaxes & tariffs
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 273

May 4, 1854 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL, S. 2… · 20–23 May 8, 1854 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND TAKE UP FOR … · 13–24 February 5, 1855 · TO SUSPEND ALL PRIOR ORDERS IN ORDER TO TAKE … · 17–30 February 6, 1855 · TO TAKE UP THE BILL, S. 273, CONSTRUCTING A R… · 17–28 February 15, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 273, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RA… · 24–14 February 15, 1855 · TO TABLE S. 273. (P. 751-2) · 22–23 February 19, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL S. 273, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF… · 21–26 February 19, 1855 · ON PASSAGE, OF THE BILL S. 273, PROVIDING FOR… · 24–21
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 12 every one voted no; 4 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: no member on this roll call
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: no member on this roll call
  17. Nevada: no member on this roll call
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: no member on this roll call
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: no member on this roll call
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Indiana 1 yes, 1 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Maine 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Missouri 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 62 members

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